Olympus Bundles InMedia's Slides and Sound with New D-220L and D-320L Digital Cameras

Business Wire, August 18, 1997

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1997--InMedia Presentation (ME:IMD) InMedia Presentations Inc., a leading developer of easy-to-use multimedia presentation software, announced today that Olympus America Inc. has entered into an agreement to bundle InMedia Presentations' Slides & Sound with shipments of the new Olympus D-220L and D-320L digital cameras, available September 1997.

InMedia's Slides & Sound family of products creates exciting multimedia presentations by combining AVI, QuickTime, and MPEG video; digital camera images; 35mm and APS scanned images; special effects; slide transitions; text; sound FX; voice-overs; and music. Presentations made with Slides & Sound and the new Olympus D-220L and D-320L digital cameras can be viewed on a TV set or on a computer. The entire family can view the photos without the need of a computer. Images can also be video taped on a VCR and sent to relatives and business associates.

"With the combination of Slides & Sound and Olympus digital cameras, consumers can now instantly produce slide shows," said Dave Veilleux, Director of Marketing, Digital Products, Olympus America Inc., Digital & Imaging Systems Group. "D-220L and D-320L users can view Olympus images with a TV or computer, and with Slides & Sound, create easy slide shows."

"We are extremely pleased to be expanding the scope of our relationship with Olympus. The inclusion of InMedia Slides & Sound with the latest entries into Olympus' highly successful line of digital cameras is very exciting," said Geoffrey Briant, President of InMedia Presentations Inc. "As a leader in consumer digital imaging with significant market share, Olympus will continue to prove to be a key partner in the continued growth and success of InMedia." InMedia will bundle the full-featured Slides & Sound Plus for 30 days, after which time it will automatically convert to the lighter version, Slides & Sound. The user will then have the option of upgrading back to Slides & Sound Plus for a small fee, or continue using the lighter fully-functioning Slides & Sound. The Olympus D-220L and D-320L digital cameras with bundled Slides & Sound software will be available for $499 and $699 respectively in September 1997. InMedia's Slides & Sound Plus for Windows and Macintosh is also available separately for $69.95. For more information, contact: InMedia Presentations, Inc., 800-900 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1E5 ph: 604/893-8955 fax: 604/893-8966 Toll free: 888/575-4337 Web site: http://www.inmediapresents.com .

About InMedia

InMedia develops digital imaging presentation software products for consumers and has established strategic business alliances with the world's leading consumer digital image device manufacturers. InMedia's products are bundled and co-marketed with digital cameras and scanners distributed throughout the world.

InMedia's software, available in 12 languages for both Windows and Macintosh, allows users to easily create multimedia slide shows with still images, text, transitions, special FX, music, sounds and video. These shows can also be emailed over the Internet or broadcast on the web on iMtv (http://www.imtv.net) -- InMedia's own broadcast station on the World Wide Web.

InMedia presentations (http://www.inmediapresents.com) has its head office in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and subsidiary offices in San Mateo, CA, and Dublin, Ireland. The company's shares trade on the Montreal Exchange (symbol -- IMD).

InMedia Presentations is a registered trademark of InMedia Presentations Inc. All products and company names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. -0-

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CONTACT: InMedia Presentations Inc.

Geoffrey Briant, 604/893-8955

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Karen Thomas, 516/549-7575

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